Harpursville High School Alumni
Harpursville, New York (NY)
Recent Members
| Faith Baker Faith Kunkel | 1966 |
| Jean Craig | 1953 |
| Jessie Shaver | 2004 |
| John Mott | 1952 |
| Jonathan Costello | 2008 |
| Marilyn Bement Beagell | 1965 |
| Oscar Edgerton | 1952 |
| Susan Williamson | 1977 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your Harpursville High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our Hornets lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni
Christa Griffin
Class of 1994
Air Force, 10 Years
Did over 10 yrs of honorable service!
Class of 1994
Air Force, 10 Years
Did over 10 yrs of honorable service!
Constance Collier
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in Viet Nam
Now employed by the Veterans Administration
Class of 1968
Air Force, 4 Years
Served in Viet Nam
Now employed by the Veterans Administration
Dan Peck
Class of 1962
Army, 20+ Years
Served 2 years in Vietnam and retired in 1984 as Lieutenant Colonel. Purple Heart recipient.
Class of 1962
Army, 20+ Years
Served 2 years in Vietnam and retired in 1984 as Lieutenant Colonel. Purple Heart recipient.
David S. Ross
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
Drafted, after training assigned to 101st Airborne Division. Mortally wounded in the battle for Hamburger Hill. Died on the hospital ship Hope.
Class of 1962
Army, 2 Years
Drafted, after training assigned to 101st Airborne Division. Mortally wounded in the battle for Hamburger Hill. Died on the hospital ship Hope.
Joel DeLand
Class of 1998
Army, 5 Years
Staff Sergeant in the US Army, Infantry. 15 month deployment to Iraq SEP 07- NOV 08 and 12 month to Afghanistan Jan 10-Dec 10. Awards include Combat Infantryman's Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge, and parachutist Badge as well as numerous medals from both deployment and garrison. Has served as a rifleman, grenadier, team leader, squad leader, weapons squad leader, and platoon sergeant.
Class of 1998
Army, 5 Years
Staff Sergeant in the US Army, Infantry. 15 month deployment to Iraq SEP 07- NOV 08 and 12 month to Afghanistan Jan 10-Dec 10. Awards include Combat Infantryman's Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge, and parachutist Badge as well as numerous medals from both deployment and garrison. Has served as a rifleman, grenadier, team leader, squad leader, weapons squad leader, and platoon sergeant.
Kermit Johnson
Class of 1959
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Enlisted in August 1960, advanced through the ranks to First Class PO, graduated from OSC in Jan. 1966. Served on a Polar Ice Breaker in the Artic and Antarctic as an assistant engineer, and on a High Endurance Cutter as Chief Engineer. Served in Marine Inspection offices in Seattle, Baltimore and Honolulu. Last duty station was in Japan, first as an independent inspector, then as the XO of the Kobe, Japan Marine Inspection Office Retired in March 1981.
Class of 1959
Coast Guard, 20+ Years
Enlisted in August 1960, advanced through the ranks to First Class PO, graduated from OSC in Jan. 1966. Served on a Polar Ice Breaker in the Artic and Antarctic as an assistant engineer, and on a High Endurance Cutter as Chief Engineer. Served in Marine Inspection offices in Seattle, Baltimore and Honolulu. Last duty station was in Japan, first as an independent inspector, then as the XO of the Kobe, Japan Marine Inspection Office Retired in March 1981.
Alumni Stories
Read and submit stories about our classmates from Harpursville High School, post achievements and news about our alumni, and post photos of our fellow Hornets.
School News
Peggy (Guernsey) Burford
My sister, Peggy, Class of 1953, passed away in her sleep on
January 8, 2017
in the Modesto, CA Hospital...
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Our Harpursville High School military alumni are some of the most outstanding people we know and this page recognizes them and everything they have done! Not everyone gets to come home for the holidays and we want our Harpursville High School Military to know that they are loved and appreciated. All of us in Harpursville are proud of our military alumni and want to thank them for risking their lives to protect our country!